| 2019 NORTH CAROLINA MCH INDICATORS: |
| Indicator #1: North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births), 2019 |
| Residence: | Total Deaths | Total Rate | Total C.I. | NH Black Deaths | NH Black Rate | NH Black C.I. | NH White Deaths | NH White Rate | NH White C.I. | NH Asian/PI Deaths | NH Asian/PI Rate | NH Asian/PI C.I. | NH Am.Ind Deaths | NH Am.Ind Rate | NH Am.Ind C.I. | NH Multi-Race Deaths | NH Multi-Race Rate | NH Multi-Race C.I. | Hispanic Deaths | Hispanic Rate | Hispanic C.I. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH CAROLINA | 810 | 6.8 | 6.4 - 7.3 | 354 | 12.8 | 11.5 - 14.2 | 286 | 4.6 | 4.1 - 5.1 | 15 | 3.0 | 0.6 - 7.2 | 20 | 13.4 | 7.5 - 19.2 | 25 | 7.9 | 4.8 - 11 | 107 | 5.6 | 4.5 - 6.7 |
| PCR I: Western | 41 | 5.6 | 3.9 - 7.3 | 1 | 3.2* | 0.7 - 7.6 | 30 | 5.2 | 3.4 - 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3 | 22.2* | 14.0 - 32.4 | 2 | 12.0* | 6.2 - 19.7 | 5 | 5.7* | 2.1 - 11.3 |
| PCR II: Northwestern | 208 | 8.2 | 7.1 - 9.4 | 85 | 16.7 | 13.2 - 20.2 | 95 | 6.5 | 5.2 - 7.8 | 4 | 3.9* | 1.0 - 8.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 8 | 14.9* | 8.3 - 23.4 | 15 | 3.9 | 1.0 - 8.6 |
| PCR III: Southwestern | 145 | 5.9 | 4.9 - 6.8 | 61 | 9.8 | 7.3 - 12.2 | 47 | 4.0 | 2.9 - 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2 | 3.1* | 0.6 - 7.3 | 35 | 7.6 | 5.1 - 10.2 |
| PCR IV: Northeastern | 170 | 6.4 | 5.5 - 7.4 | 83 | 13.2 | 10.4 - 16.0 | 41 | 3.2 | 2.2 - 4.2 | 8 | 4.6* | 1.4 - 9.6 | 2 | 25.6* | 16.7 - 36.5 | 5 | 8.6* | 3.8 - 15.2 | 29 | 6.0 | 3.8 - 8.1 |
| PCR V: Southeastern | 119 | 6.7 | 5.5 - 7.9 | 47 | 10.7 | 7.7 - 13.7 | 38 | 4.4 | 3.0 - 5.8 | 2 | 5.7* | 2.0 - 11.2 | 15 | 14.0 | 7.6 - 22.2 | 7 | 9.2* | 4.3 - 16.1 | 10 | 3.8 | 1.0 - 8.5 |
| PCR VI: Eastern | 127 | 7.4 | 6.1 - 8.7 | 77 | 14.7 | 11.4 - 17.9 | 35 | 4.0 | 2.7 - 5.3 | 1 | 3.6* | 0.9 - 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1 | 2.2* | 0.3 - 5.9 | 13 | 5.6 | 2.0 - 11.1 |
| Caution: Racial categories have changed from prior years and now reflect single race categories & multi-race. Comparisons with prior reports are not advised. |
| NH=Non-Hispanic. Sum of deaths for racial/ethnic categories may not add up to Total Deaths due to missing, undetermined, or unclassifiable race information. |
| *Technical Note: Rates based on small numbers (fewer than 10 deaths) are unstable & should be interpreted with caution. |
| C.I.=95% Confidence interval. For areas/categories having >=20 deaths, Wald C.I.'s are presented. For areas/categories having < 20 deaths, inverse Gamma C.I.'s are presented. |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services, Title V Office in Collaboration with the State Center for Health Statistics, 03OCT2023 |
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